But love and pain are two sides of the same coin. You can't have one without the other. Sometimes that's how we know we're alive.

— Alex George

From across her husband's open grave I had thought she exuded a certain foxy mystique, but now, to my disappointment, she looked just like every other mother I knew.

— Alex George

I need to confront my loss, not run away from it. I wanted to wade in with my eyes open and all my senses alert. Furthermore, I wanted to register everything, from the giant waves of sorrow to the inkiest ripples of remorse. Furthermore, I didn't want to miss any of it.

— Alex George

Sometimes life-changing moments slip by unnoticed, their significance only becoming apparent in the light of subsequent events.

— Alex George

The answer to most prayers is no.

— Alex George

There's just so much to live for.

— Alex George

When he left us, he stole all the words.

— Alex George